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After Frigate, Container Ship Collide, Navy Ship Capsizes

February 01 2011

India

An Indian warship has capsized the day after colliding with a merchant ship near Sunk Rock Lighthouse off Bombay harbor, reports the Times of India.

The INS Vindhyagiri collided head-on with the Cyprus-flagged MV Nordlake around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, said the navy.

Officials said the ship became flooded after firefighters tried to control a raging fire that began early on Monday morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The frigate is sitting on the seabed, a...

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